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GATE. No. 348,489. Patented Aug. 31, 1886.

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ADDISON V.

JULVER, OF SAME PLACE.

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EPBCEFECAI'IOI' forming pa-rt of Letters Patent No. 348,489, datedAugust 31, 1886,

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To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NnLsoN DAVIS Cones, of Hawthorne, in the county oflllontgomery and State oflowa, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Gates of Barb \Vire and Iron, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement, andcombination of parts ofa combined sliding and swinging gate, as will behereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

eferring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l. is a perspective viewofmy improved gate in its closed position. Fig. 2 is a side View showingthe gate slid open, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the gate as itappears when slid back and partially swung open.

The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

Referring to the several parts by letter, A and 13 indicate thegate-posts, the space between which is closed by the sliding and swinging gate, and which I will style, for convenience in reference, as thelatch-post and hingepost/ respectively, the hinge-post B being the oneto which the swinging frame of the gate is hinged, while the latch-postA is the one to which the forward end of the gate is latched when in itsclosed position.

0 represents the gate proper, the said gate being composed of thevertical end pieces, D D, which are connected near their upper and lowerends by the light metal rods E, the ends of which are preferablyscrewthrcaded and provided with the nuts F G, placed one on each side ofthe end pieces of the gate, as shown, and the end pieces are furtherconnected by the central wooden horizontal bar, G. Between thesehorizontal rods and the central bar are strung the strands H of barbedwire, a strand of which is also strung above the upper rod of the gate,and two strands below the lower rod of the same, the forward end of eachstrand being rigidly secured to the forward end piece D of the gate,while the opposite end of each strand is secured to the eye A of ascrew-bolt, B, which extends through the rear end piece D of the gate,and has upon the outer portion of its screwthreaded end a nut, O, bywhich arrangement each of the wires can be separately tightened, as willbe readily understood.

I indicates the swinging gate-frame,1n which the gate proper slides, thesaid frame being composed of the free upright J and the hinged uprightK, rigidly connected together by the light metal rods L, having thescrew-threaded ends M and the binding-nuts N 0, similar to those of thegate proper, the swinging frame and the barbed wires of the gate pass,

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the said apertures being of sufficient size to admit of the free passageof these parts, and in the central apertures of these uprights arejournaled the anti-friction rollers 1%, upon which the middlelongitudinal wooden bar of the gate rests and slidcs,and this centralbar is 7 the only portion of the gate which is in direct contact withthe swinging frame which supports the gate, and it will be seen that bythis arrangement the gate can be slid back with great case, all frictionbeing reduced to the 8 minimum. The lower end of the free upright J ofthe swinging frame is provided with a hook or catch, S, for holding thesaid frame in its closed position, and preventing it from swinging openuntil desired, and above this 8 catch is pivoted to the side of theupright one end of a short light metal rod, T, the free end of whichreaches below the lower end of the upright,and serves as a stop to holdthe swinging frame in its open position, as hereinafter 0 described, thefree end of this rod being swung up out of the way when not in use, andheld by a catch, U, on the side of the upright.

To the latch-post A is secured ahook, V,

which engages with a staple, \V, on the forward end piece of the gateproper, thereby locking the gate in its closed position; or any othersuitable form of catch may be used to secure the gate in its closedposition.

The operation of my improved gate is as fol- IOO lows: For ordinary usethe gate is slid back in the swinging frame,the latter being hooked 1nward upright of the swingingframe is un hooked, and as the center ofgravity of the swinging frame and gate combined is, when the latter isslid open, as described, thrown upon the hinged upright of the swingingframe it will be seen that the gate can be readily and easily handledand swung open,as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

In order to prevent the gate when swung open from swinging partiallyclosed, which is liable to occur (when the wind is blowing, for example)on account of its being so evenly balanced, the free end of the pivotedrod T may be freed from its catch U and swung down into contact with theground,as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings,thereby propping the swingingframe and gate open and eflectually pre venting their being accidentallyclosed.

From the foregoing'descriptiomtakeu in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and operation of my improved gate will bereadily understood without requiring further explanation.

It will be seen that my improved gate is simple in construction,andtherefore not liable to break or get out of order, that it is very lightin weight, and that even a very large gate of my construction can bereadily and easily handled by one person.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

The combination of the sliding gate composed of the vertical endpieces,the horizontal rods,the central bar,and the strands of barbedwire, arranged as described, the swinging frame composed of the uprightsconnected by the horizontal rods,aud having the transverse apertures,and the two anti-friction rollers j ournaled in the said apertures, asdescribed, the free upright of the said frame being provided with thecatch at its lower end, and the pivoted rod arranged above the saidcatch, as

and for the purpose shown and set forth.

NELSON D. COMES. lVitnesses:

JEROME EWING, DAVID M. HIoKoK.

